Surf Forecasts:
Kennebunk Beach surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, SSE swell with 584 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kennebunk Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kennebunk Beach in the next 16 days are 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this is a tough one. Looking at the next 16 days, it’s a grim stretch for Kennebunk Beach. The first surfable wave isn’t even on the radar until the morning of Sunday, July 26th, and even then, it’s mediocre. That’s a full week of flat, windy, or messy conditions to get through. For a place like this, a blank run like that is more normal than you’d hope, but it still stings.
The July 17th through the 25th is a write-off. We’ve got a mix of glassy mornings with no swell, and then when the swell does try to show up on the 18th, it’s a 7 ft lump of short-period 6-second windswell from the south, with a full-on 19 mph onshore wind. That’s not surfing, that’s a washing machine. The combined energy might hit 318 (moderate), but the quality is zero. Kite surfers might get a look, but for paddle surfing, it’s a hard pass.
The best we get is just one day that’s worth a mention. That’s the morning of Sunday, July 26th. The wind is light from the ESE, blowing cross-offshore, keeping the surface clean. Swell is a small 3 ft from the SE with a 8-second period. The combined energy reads 146 (moderate), which is just enough to move you around. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The water temp is sitting at 66°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so no need for a thick suit just yet.
After that, it’s back to small, choppy, and cross-on conditions through the end of July and into August 1st. That Saturday morning, August 1st, shows a bit of a bump in energy to 202 (moderate) with clean winds and a 3 ft swell from the SSE, but the comment says it all: surfable but very ordinary. It’s still the best of a bad lot alongside the 26th.
Kennebunk Beach is a sheltered spot, and the optimum swell direction is ENE, but we’re seeing nothing but SE and SSE swells the whole time. The consistency is listed as “fairly consistent,” but the quality just isn’t there. Don’t hold your breath, but forecasts can change. Keep the board waxed just in case.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 304 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 84 | 91 | 418 | 161 | 135 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23PM2.96m | 2:37AM3.12m | 3:14PM2.94m | 3:30AM2.94m | 4:04PM2.88m | 4:25AM2.75m | 4:55PM2.82m | 5:21AM2.57m | 5:46PM2.75m | 6:19AM2.42m | 6:39PM2.69m | 7:19AM2.31m | 7:32PM2.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM-0.30m | 8:19PM0.01m | 8:54AM-0.19m | 9:14PM0.09m | 9:43AM-0.04m | 10:10PM0.18m | 10:33AM0.14m | 11:07PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.31m | 00:07AM0.34m | 12:19PM0.45m | 1:08AM0.38m | 1:14PM0.56m | 2:08AM0.39m | |||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SE 14 | S 3 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 84 | 91 | 418 | 161 | 135 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | — | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 83 | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | — | S 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 3 | 304 | 263 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 873 | 462 | 470 | 470 | 510 | 136 | 11 | 210 | 210 | 232 | 247 | 276 | 2636 | 1320 | 473 | 452 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 247 | 11 |
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